Chapter Seven - Weekly Questions




1. Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology.


Wireless fidelity is a means of linking computers using infrared or radio signals. It is extremely helpful for people on the move who would like to access to the internet. It is also moving quickly in the corporate and commercial world, especially in older buildings and confined spaces. It is extremely useful as it can enable people to continue to do their jobs while utilising more space that is available to them. 




2. Describe the business benefits associated with VoIP


The telecommunications industry is experiencing great benefits from combined VoIP with emerging standards that allow from easier development, interoperability among systems and application integration. The VoIP and open standards combination has produced more choices, lower prices and new applications. 




3. Compare LANs and WANs


A local area network (LAN) is designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building, school or home. It is quite useful  for sharing resources like files, printers, games or other applications. A wider area network (WAN) spans a larger geographical area, such as, province or country. They both do very similar jobs, hoverer their connection limits are quite different, which is what differentiates them from each other.  




4. Describe RFID and how it can be used to help make a supply chain more effective.


Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies use active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers  and relay this information to electronic readers. Manufacturers improve supply chain planning and execution by incorporating RFID technologies. Retailers use RFID to control theft, increase efficiency in their supply chains and improve demand planning. 




5. What is one new emerging technologythat could change a specific industry?


Real time information is now the currency of business and the enabler of game chaining innovations in education, entertainment and media. These trends can include widespread use of mobile social networks, greater choice in multifunction/converged devices and more wireless home and entertainment options. Wireless has become the main player in revolutionising the industry as it is technology that can be customised to shape that certain products, service or businesses needs.